January 2009
3 posts
“A clay oven is any hollow, dome-shaped structure constructed out of clay, clay...”
– 1. Building a Clay Oven - The Basics « The Clay Oven
“Efficient burning; the heating of a cob bench ( that makes you feel so good );...”
– I Love Cob! : rocket stove
- Afrigator →
The governments of Kenya and Uganda highlighted their readiness to speed up the construction of the Kenya-Uganda railway line.
The PM also took issue with the timing for the project which states that the construction should be complete by 2017. Indicating the fact that the railway constructors took five years to reach Kisumu from Mombasa in 1896, Mr Odinga said: “At this age and era of...
December 2008
2 posts
“FINCA International provides financial services to the world’s...”
– ABOUT FINCA - FINCA International
November 2008
6 posts
Waste newsletter November 2008
ISSUE programme update: Malawi’s approach
News from WASTE
Leaving Karin Bezemer
25 years anniversary, partner discussion
New WASTE Board members
New interns: Shoky, Sandy, Joseph
ASKNET working event - Africa beyond the year of Sanitation
Business Plan Writing workshop
WASTE in parliament
PUBLICATIONS
ISSUE programme update: Malawi’s approach The ISSUE 2 programme is a...
“Wat betekent de kredietcrisis voor arme landen?”
– Radio 1 - Wat betekent de kredietcrisis voor de Derde Wereld?
“African youths are gathering in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to brainstorm and provide...”
– AfricaNews - Youths discuss Africa’s future - The AfricaNews articles of tayanibanda
“Katine is much more high profile than other development efforts in the region....”
– Katine: We are too easily disappointed in development work | Society | guardian.co.uk
“South African FNB customers registered for cell phone banking can now buy...”
– AfricaNews - Namibia: Airtime purchases cross borders - The AfricaNews articles of Dolphyne
“Minister voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking Bert Koenders stapt in de zonne-energie....”
– Koenders stapt in zonne-energie - Trouw
October 2008
9 posts
“Uganda and Kenya have agreed to set up a joint ministerial commission to...”
– AfricaNews - Railway lines for Uganda, Kenya soon - Mugira
“Farmers in South Africa are using cellphone-based technology to help decide when...”
– Using Mobile Phones to Irrigate Crops - Appfrica
“many development groups and businesses are now focusing on developing native...”
– Talent at the Base of the Pyramid: The Role of the Expat | NextBillion.net - Development Through Enterprise
“The Guardian’s Katine project is a unique attempt to track a development project...”
– Katine, one year on « ICTs for Development
“Since 2003, kiwanja.net has been helping empower local, national and...”
– kiwanja.net :: Where technology meets anthropology, conservation and development
“Good governance has improved in Cameroon according to the recent Mo Ibrahim...”
– AfricaNews - Cameroon blooms in good governance - Solomon Mforgham weblog
“Fifteen-year-old Taboni’s parents are in a bind. Their daughter has been...”
– UGANDA: Radio Drama Strengthens Women’s Voices
“My name is Amedu Monday Amedu, the President & Founder of Ercon...”
– As a properly born village-boy, i was brought up in the city to like talking, especially village conversations. I am a motivational speaker and write virtually in all fields, especially in education and social life, literature and life in the village.
Triond - Amedu Monday’s Profile
Schokland fund updates
“agreement of Schokland” to revitalise public awareness. In this idea Schokland becomes the symbol of dutch commitment to development cooperation and this event will take place every two years on june 30. This means that we have about 9 months to organise this event; fortunately this period happens to be the period in which we will meet eachother very often.
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September 2008
21 posts
Shuttle Computers, The pioneer manufacturer of... →
“Tanzania will officially be the second host of Travelers Philanthrophy...”
– The Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) has announced its acceptance to sponsor part of the conference and participate in the conference that will take place from December 3 - 5 this year with high expectations to attract over 300 participants, most from tourism business and environmental partnerships.
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“The first major international E-Tourism conference for East Africa will take...”
– The two-day, E-Tourism East Africa conference, which is being sponsored by Safaricom, Microsoft and Visa International, will bring some of the world’s leading experts on online tourism to the region for the first time. Delegates from Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia, as well as across Kenya are...
“Afesis-corplan is a non-governmental organisation that has contributed to...”
– Afesis Corplan - About Us
“If Africa is Surprising…Then you’re not paying enough attention.”
– “If Africa is Surprising… | White African
“Gaat het de wereld lukken om in 2015 de armoede te halveren en alle kinderen...”
– Veel voornemens raken uit beeld - Trouw
“Neville Isdell, chairman of the Coca-Cola Company, agreed. He told the gathering...”
– Clinton Makes Call for Philanthropy - Philanthropy.com
“Gridlock in the streets as well as the markets here. Yellow cab drivers red in...”
– Bono and Jeffrey Sachs Blog from the MDG Summit - Development Crossing
“Our Voice - a newspaper for people who have not been in school before and do not...”
– AfricaNews - Malawi unveils newspaper for illiterates - Chirombo
Google Health →
Google Health allows you to store and manage all of your health information in one central place. And it’s completely free. All you need to get started is a Google username and password.
Google believes that you own your medical records and should have easy access to them. The way we see it, it’s your information; why shouldn’t you control it?
Keep your doctors up-to-date
Stop...
“Africa Interactive, the publisher of AfricaNews.com, opened an office in...”
– AfricaNews - AfricaNews opens office in Ghana - Articles
“Koenders steekt geld in schone energie (2) DEN HAAG (ANP) - De 500 miljoen euro...”
– ANP Nieuws - Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
“At the same time the borrowers, small farmers in 30 developing nations from...”
– The Munster Express Online » Archive » Invest and Aid African Development
“Empowerment guides much of Amref’s work in Katine. The focus is on...”
– Katine: Power is money in rural Uganda | Society | guardian.co.uk
“Afrigator, a multimedia meme tracking site aggregating African blogs, podcasts...”
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African Social Media Tracker Afrigator Gets Acquired - ReadWriteWeb
“Minister voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking Bert Koenders (PvdA) gaat met Philips...”
– ‘Ontwikkelingslamp’ blijkt onbetaalbaar - DAG
“The Nigerian Social Forum (NSF) is an open meeting place where groups and...”
– It is a space that opposes any form of imperialism, unbridled capitalism, but engaged in building a Nigerian society centered on the human person. It is about Nigerians coming together to pursue their thinking, to debate ideas democratically, to formulate proposals, share their experiences freely...
August 2008
16 posts
“After receiving an approving nod from the African Union, Uganda seems set to be...”
– Wolfgang’s East Africa tourism report | eTurboNews | East Africa Tourism
“While watching the Democratic National convention, and twittering with other...”
– Afromusing » Yes We Can - In other languages
“Mulembe – hello”
– Lugisu, also called Lumasaba, is the vernacular of the Bugisu tribe here in Eastern Uganda.
Charlee Chats: Learning Lugisu
“Artemisia is a plant with a sweet smell that provides raw material for malaria...”
– Afromusing » Artemisia, China and EA
“A lack of communication can be a major barrier for grassroots non-governmental...”
– FrontlineSMS: A free, large scale text messaging solution for NGOs and non-profit organizations
Watch(via Google Video)
William Easterly →
“It would be a mistake to see Cam and technologies like it as a panacea for the...”
– Technology Review: TR35
“KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - Information was received that the region’s first true...”
– East Africa’s first low-cost carrier scheduled to take flight | eTurboNews | African Aviation